“Long live Mao! 50 years after his death, the father of Communist China still inspires” was recently published by the French-language arm of the CBC.
It documents Chinese Mao fanatics who gathered in Shaoshan (Mao’s hometown) to publicly revere and remember the architect of the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, which combined claimed the lives of between 40 and 80 million people.
Given the adoration of the people who are the focus of the coverage, the story strikes an undeniably nostalgic, positive tone — which has left many upset — and Conservative MPs were quick to pick up on the story, condemning the state broadcaster for such flagrant pro-Mao/pro-China propaganda. Keep reading.
Conservative MPs blast CBC/Radio-Canada over Mao anniversary story
Conservative MPs are blasting CBC/Radio-Canada for giving Mao Zedong the nostalgia treatment following the state broadcaster’s decision to run an AFP feature on admirers celebrating the communist dictator 50 years after his death.
Meanwhile, data linking a Canadian media outlet to Chinese funding has suddenly gone missing from Canada’s new foreign influence registry, with officials reporting an unexpected, still-unresolved technical failure.
Specifically, the filing reportedly documented Chinese broadcaster CGTN Français’s payment to The Canada Files, which was contracted to produce material that would make “Canadians be supportive of China’s management of its domestic political affairs.” Keep reading.
China-linked filing vanishes from Canada’s new foreign influence registry
A filing linking a Canadian media outlet to a Chinese state broadcaster has vanished from Canada’s new foreign influence registry, with officials blaming an unresolved technical failure.
On the provincial front, several shakeups have taken form in Conservative spheres in Western Canada.
On Sunday, Kerry-Lynne Findlay announced her resignation as leader of the BC Conservative Party.
With the party having absorbed much of the former BC Liberals, Findlay says she has faced persistent, seemingly never-ending “internal conflict” since taking on the leadership role, which she says has totally hampered the party’s capacity to put up legitimate opposition to the BC NDP. Keep reading.
BREAKING: Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigns as leader of the BC Conservatives
Findlay announced her resignation on Sunday, September 20, on X.
And in Alberta, opponents of Danielle Smith have launched a unified front against her leadership.
Specifically, the Highwood UCP constituency association board voted 14-4 to proceed with removing Smith from her position as leader of the UCP.
With that said, another 22 association boards are still needed to trigger a leadership review — a steep hill to climb, to say the least, but opponents of Smith are optimistic. Keep reading.
UCP revolt begins? Highwood board votes 14-4 to review Smith’s leadership
A grassroots push against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is gaining steam after independence activist Jeff Rath said the Highwood UCP constituency association board voted 14-4 to seek her removal as party leader.
